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Did dogs die in animal tests before French drug testing disaster?

According to media reports this week in Le Figaro and The Guardian, dogs had died in tests for the drug which left one person dead and others with suspected brain damage in France last month.

The European Coalition of Animal Experiments (ECEAE) is calling for full disclosure of the facts surrounding the clinical study conducted by Biotrial following these shocking claims. But the company is so far refusing to release more details "because of industrial secrecy".

Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of the ECEAE said, "The latest developments in the French drug disaster show the dangers of animal research conducted in secret. Commercial considerations should not stand in the way of full disclosure of the failure of animal testing to predict the impact on humans."

“The public needs to know what happened to the animals used in testing and what steps are being taken so that this terrible tragedy can never happen again. We call on governments, regulators and the pharmaceutical industry to recognise the failure of animal research and to embrace humane and human-relevant methods for developing drugs."